The DICK'S Sporting Goods Foundation Celebrates the 10 Year Anniversary of Its Sports Matter Program With New $2 Million Grant Initiative

To kick off the initiative, The DICK'S Foundation will award 20 grants to local youth sports organizations during the Pittsburgh and Boston DICK'S House of Sport grand openings

Originally published on DICK'S Sporting Goods Newsroom

PITTSBURGH, PA / ACCESSWIRE / April 23, 2024 / Recently, The DICK'S Sporting Goods Foundation announced a new $2 million grant initiative in honor of the 10 year anniversary of its Sports Matter Program. The year-long initiative is funded by DSG's giveback program. DSG offers clothing and gear for the whole family and is one of DICK'S Sporting Goods' vertical brands, in which 1% of all sales go directly to The Foundation's Sports Matter Program.

The 10 Year Anniversary Sports Matter Grants symbolize a decade of collective effort and community support to ensure that more young athletes have access to sport and can thrive both on and off the field. Since 2014, DICK'S Sporting Goods and The DICK'S Foundation has helped over 2 million kids and committed over $100 million to support young athletes with equipment, registration fees, league costs and playing fields through its Sports Matter Program.

"At The DICK'S Sporting Goods Foundation, we believe in the transformative power of sports and its ability to shape futures," said Rick Jordan, Vice President, DICK'S Sporting Goods Foundation, "As we celebrate a decade of Sports Matter and our commitment to provide opportunities for youth to play sports, we're thrilled to launch this new grant initiative extending our reach and impact to even more communities across the country."

To kick off the 10 Year Anniversary initiative, The DICK'S Foundation's Sports Matter Program will award 20 grants for $10,000 each to 10 Pittsburgh-based organizations at the Pittsburgh DICK'S House of Sport grand opening on Friday, April 5, and 10 Boston-based organizations at the Boston DICK'S House of Sport grand opening on Friday, April 19. Additional 10 Year Anniversary Sports Matter Grants will be awarded to youth sports organizations throughout the year.

In 2024, The DICK'S Sporting Goods Foundation will also partner with several organizations including:

• Every Kid Sports to help cover the cost of registration fees
• Good Sports to provide equipment to youth in under-resourced communities
• LISC to build 20 fields, courts, and additional infrastructures in high-need neighborhoods, and
• DonorsChoose to support educators and coaches helping keep kids in the game

For more information about the Sports Matter program, to join our Sports Matter Community or to donate to Sports Matter, please visit SportsMatter.org.